Knowra Islamic eschatology Islamic eschatology Islamic eschatology comprises teachings about death, resurrection, judgment, the afterlife, and events preceding the end of the world, grounded in the Quran and later Islamic traditions.
Qiyamah : The resurrection and final judgment in Islamic belief, associated with the end of the present world. It names the central event around which Islamic accounts of the end are organized.
Signs of the Hour : Events and conditions described in Islamic sources as heralding the approach of the end times. They frame how the final hour is expected to approach.
Quran : The central scripture of Islam, regarded by Muslims as revelation from God to Muhammad. Its vivid passages on resurrection and judgment anchor Islamic eschatological teaching.
Sunni Islam : The largest branch of Islam, shaped by distinct traditions of law, theology, and religious authority. Sunni sources and scholars develop particular accounts of end-time signs and judgment.
Akhirah : The afterlife in Islam, encompassing existence after death and the final destiny of human beings. It is the broader afterlife framework within which eschatological events acquire their meaning.
Resurrection of the dead : The restoration of the dead to life for judgment, affirmed in Islamic theology. It is the transition from death and the intermediate state to judgment.
Hadith : Reports of the sayings, actions, and approvals of Muhammad, transmitted and assessed in Islamic scholarship. Hadith collections preserve many detailed accounts of end-time signs and events.
Shia Islam : A major branch of Islam that recognizes Ali and the Imams as rightful religious authorities after Muhammad. Shia eschatology gives distinctive significance to the awaited return of the Mahdi.
Barzakh : The intermediate state between death and resurrection in Islamic belief. It describes the interval between individual death and the resurrection.
Book of deeds : A record of each person's actions that Islamic tradition associates with the final judgment. It supplies the account of conduct examined in the judgment sequence.
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